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exam 3
ch 12, 13,15
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Undergraduate 4
11/08/2013

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Term
masking is a way of "keeping the _______ ear busy"
Definition
contralateral ear
Term
when we do _______ conduction testing, we send sound through headphones or insert phones in the ear
Definition
air conduction
Term
we obtain a patents threshold by _______ conduction
Definition
air
Term
the way we find out if it is conductive of sensorineural is through _________ conduction
Definition
bone
Term
which test comes first: bone or air conduction?
Definition
first test air then retest thresholds using a bone ocsillator
Term
the bone oscillator sits on the ________
Definition
mastoid process
Term
the bone oscillator does what to make cochlear fluids move
Definition
shake the skull to move cochlear fluids
Term
which frequencies are tested in a bone conduction test
Definition

500 Hz

1000 Hz

2000 Hz

4000 Hz

Term
if the patient hears better through bone conduction than through air conduction then they have _____ hearing loss
Definition
conductive hearing loss
Term
if the patient hears the same through bone conduction as through air conduction the hearing loss is?
Definition
sensorineural
Term
______ conduction thresholds are never worse than ____ conduction thresholds
Definition

bone conduction

air conduction

Term
masking for right ear is what symbol?
Definition
<
Term
masking for left ear is what symbol?
Definition
>
Term
normal hearing loss =
Definition
-10 to 15
Term
slight hearing loss is =
Definition
16-25
Term
mild hearing loss =
Definition
26 - 40
Term
moderate hearing loss =
Definition
41 - 55
Term
moderatley severe hearing loss =
Definition
56-70
Term
severe hearing loss =
Definition
70 - 90
Term
profound hearing loss =
Definition
> 91
Term
asymmetric hearing loss is what?
Definition
normal in right hear and left ear has severe hearing loss
Term
why mask?
Definition
when you dont want sound 'spilling' over into the non testing ear
Term
when do you need to use masking?
Definition
if the difference between two ears (air conduction) is 40 dB or more
Term
why use 40 dB?
Definition
because after 40 dB HL some of the sound can cross over to the opposite ear
Term
what are some of the important reasons why you need correct thresholds?
Definition

medicaid qualificatons

worker's comp

legal cases

hearing aid fitting

competence

Term
40 dB is considered the _______ rate for masking
Definition
interaural attenuation
Term
"as sounds travel from one side of the head to the other, a certain amount of energy is lost in transmission. this loss of intensity of a sound introduced to one ear and heard by the other called ______
Definition
interaural attentuation:
Term
interaural attentuation is the dB HL above whih sound can?
Definition
cross from one side of the head to the other when testing hearing sentivity
Term
we use insert earphones the interaural attenuation rates _______
Definition
change
Term
For supra-aural the lowest IA rate is _______
Definition

45

(40 as your lower limit is better)

Term
for insert earphones the lowest IA rate is _____ dB
Definition

71

(use 70 as your lower limit to be fine)

Term
name some benefits of using insert earphones?
Definition

less frequent need to mask

quicker

less fatiguing to patient

Term

need to mask/not need to mask:

-unilateral conductive HL

-Bilateral Conductive HL

-Unilateral SNHL

Definition
need to mask
Term

mask/do not need to mask?

-heaing WNL bilaterally

-Bilateral symmetrical SNHL

Definition
you dont need to mask
Term
when shaking the entire skull , the fluid from ______ cochlea move
Definition
both
Term
the interaural attenuation for bone conduction is ______ dB HL
Definition
0 dB HL
Term

T/F

as soon as we start to test a worse ear by bone conduction, we know that hte better ear is going to respong unless we add some masking noise

Definition
True
Term

three types of masking noise?

 

Definition

-broadband noise (white noise)

-pink noise (speech weighted noise)

-narrow badn noise

Term
which type of masking noise is the most effective for masking?
Definition
Narrow band noise
Term
we use an IA rate of ____ dB HL for supra-aural headphones
Definition
40 dB
Term
IA insert earphones is ____ dB HL
Definition
70
Term
IA for bone conduction masking is
Definition
0 dB
Term
why is the IA for Bone Conduction testing 0 dB?
Definition
cause the fluid in both cochlea shake
Term
why is narrow band noise the most effective?
Definition
you can use lower intensity and get more masking effect than white noise
Term
SRT stands for what?
Definition

speech reception threshold

or speech recognition threshold

Term
SRT's are used as primarily as a _______
Definition
cross check list
Term
we test SRTs using the same method as obtaining pure tone thresholds which is ?
Definition
down 10 up 5
Term
SRT word list used is called?
Definition
spondee
Term
spondee words are ______ words
Definition
compound
Term
ex of spondee words are
Definition

hotdog

baseball

ice cream

airplane

Term

words can be presented in two ways:

 

Definition

- Monitored Live Voice (MLV)

-Recorded speech (CD)

Term
the best method is SRTs is what?
Definition
recorded speech on a CD
Term
why is recoded speech the best way to present SRTs?
Definition
it can be calibrated to the audiometer so that speech is always presented in the correct way
Term

True/False

MLV is subject individual variation and error

Definition
true
Term
first step in SRTs is to ______ before begining testing
Definition
familiarize the subject with the word list you will be using
Term
how many different spondees should you be familairize the subject with
Definition
10-15
Term

T/F

even if you do not familiarize your subject with the spondees the test is valid

Definition

false

if you dont familiarize then the test is invalid

Term
SRTs: first word presented at _______ level
Definition
audible level
Term

SRT:

if you have completed pure tone testing already, you can add _____ dB to the pure tone average as a starting point

Definition
20 dB
Term
Pure tone average = the average of _______ / 3
Definition

500

1000

2000 Hz responses

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